Censure
Definitions
- The act of blaming, criticizing, or condemning as wrong; reprehension.
- Official reprimand.
- A judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand; condemnatory judgment.
- A judgment (either favorable or unfavorable); an opinion.
Equivalents
Françaiscensure
Examples
“Censure, which arraigns the public actions and the private motives of princes, has ascribed to envy, a conduct which might be attributed to the prudence and moderation of Hadrian.”
“Both the censure and the praise⟳ were merited.”
“After his actions were challenged by foreign governments and Parliament initially tried to put⟳ a stop⟳ to his action, Denman returned home and argued his case with enough force⟳ that, by 1848, the Royal Navy was handed active permission and encouragement to raze every last⟳ slave factory they could find⟳ to the ground, and full authority to stop⟳ any ship, of any flag, that was thought to be a slaver, with a guarantee⟳ with^([sic]) no censure from the government.”
“He that hath past / So many Cenſures is novv come⟳ at laſt / To haue your princely Eares, grace you him; […]”
“[E]xcommunication […] being the chief ecclesiastical censure”
“Take⟳ each man's cenſure, but reſerve thy judgment.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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